Store-front construction.



E. s. RHOADS. v STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 1909.

Patentd J an; 18,

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- ERBETT S. RHOADS, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

STORE-FRONT CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pate t d J an. 18, 1910.

Application filed August 30, 1909; Serial No. 515,190.'

. specification.

This invention relates to store front construction and more especially to settings for large plate glass windows in which provision is made for the circulation of air into and out of the building around the glass and for the drainage of water. produced by condensation on the inner face ofthe glass or that employed in washing the inner side of the same, my object being to produce a store front constructionwhich will efficiently and reliably maintain the glass in the proper position and which embodies the desirable features of simplicity, strength, durability and cheapness of construction, a further object being to produce a setting composed of parts which can be easily secured in or removed from operative position by unskilled labor.

VViththese objects in View the invention consists certain novel and peculiar. features of construction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed; and in.

orderthat it may be fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying draw- .ings, in which:

Figure 1, is a front view of one of the lower corners of a store front construction embodying my invention, the front member of the setting being broken away to expose one of the braces. Fig.-2, is a section on the line IIII of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a section on'the line III-III of Fig. 1. Fig. 4, is a detail perspective View of the rear member of the setting. Fig. 5, is a detail perspective view of one of the braces.

In the said drawings, 1 indicates the casing or window frame and 2 strips secured to said frame, the bottom strip in practice, forming the bottom of the window, ifthe latter is of the bay-window type, as most common in store fronts.

As all four sides of the setting are identical only one side is hereinafter referred to. 3 indicates the rear member of the setting,

the same comprising a body portion 4 secured by screws 5 or otherwise to the front face of the strip 2, an arm o-projecting forwardly from the body portion and fitting flatly against the inner face of the casing, and a channeled arm 7 extending forwardly from the body portion and divergingly with respect to arm- 6, the channel8 of the arm 7 constituting a gutter for a purpose which hereinafter appears' The arm 7 is crimped or corrugated longitudinally to stiffen .it

and terminates at its free edge in a flange 9 to fit flatly against the inner face of the window glass 10', and is provided with holes 10 at thebottom of the channel.

- '11 indicates the front member of the "setting, the game being secured by screws 12 or equivalent fastening" devices to the inner face of the casing and'against the front edge of the arm 6 of the rear member 3. To stiffen the front member and for convenience in securing it in place it is provided with a flange 13 through which'said secur ing screws extend into the casing, and adjacent to said flange is formed with openings 14 for ventilation and drainage purposes as hereinafter explained. The front member bears against the front, face of the window glass opposite flanges 9 and terminates at such edge in a hook 15 which opens. toward the adjacent arm 6. v

To brace the members and prevent them from being drawn tootightly against the window. glass a suitable number of braces 16 are arranged in inclined position between the front and rear members, said braces each comprising a central portion 17 and channeled arms 18 and 19, the central portion occupying the vertical plane of the window glass and being engaged by a screw bolt 20 extending through the arm 7 of the rear member. The channeled arm 18 bears against the arm 6 and its free edge bears against the body portion 3 and is overlapped by tongues 21 stamped and bent from said body portion. The arm 19 is channeled to avoid interfering with the window glass and at its free edge fits snugly in the hook of the front member. It will be seen that by screwing bolts-20 home the braces are caused to lock the hook edge of the front member in fixed relation to the flange 9 of the rear member, there being enough resiliency in the members to accommodate window glass of varying thickness.

The holes in. the arms 7 and the front members 11 permit air to circulate freely into and out of the building and thus tend to preventthe formation of frost on. the glass, it being also'understood that water flowing downward on the inner face of the glass, passes into the gutter and thence through holes 10 onto the arm 6 of the rear member and through the openings 14:.

From the aboi e description it will be.

apparent that I have produced a store front a window casing, a window glass, and a window glass setting embodying a rear member secured to said casing near one edge of the window glass, consisting of a body portion, an arm projecting therefrom and engaginer the inner face of said glass and a second arm projectingfor vard from the body portion and substantia'fly paralleling and spaced from the'adjacent edge of the WlIldOW glass, a front member secured to. the casing and ngaging the front face of the window glass, an inclined brace between said front and rear members, and means for causing said brace to hold the front member pressed firmly against the glass.

2. A store front construction, comprising a window casing, a window glass, and a window glass setting embodying a rear member secured to said casing near one edge of the window glass, consisting of a body portion, an arm projecting therefrom and engaging the inner face of said glass and a second arm projecting forward from the body portion and substantially paralleling and spaced from the adjacent edge of the window glass, a front member secured to the casing and engaging the front face of the window glass, an inclined brace between said front and rear members, and a fastening device connecting the rear member with said brace to cause the latter to clamp the front member against the face of the window glass.

3. A store front construction, comprising a window casing, a window glass, and a window glasssetting embodying a rear member secured to said casing near one edge of the window: glass, consisting of a body portion, an arm'projecting therefrom and engaging the inner face of said glass and a second arm projecting forward from the body portion and substantially paralleling and spaced from the adjacent edge of the window glass, a frontmember secured to the casing and engaging the front face of the window glass, an inclined brace interposed between the forwardly-pro ecting arm of secured to said casing, near one edge of the window glass, consisting of a body portion, an arm projecting therefrom and engaging the inner face of the glass and a second arm projecting forward from the body portion and substantially paralleling and spaced from the adjacent edge ofthe window glass,

a front member secured to the casing and,

engaging the front face of the window glass, and provided with a hook open toward the forwardly-projecting arm of the rear member, and an inclined brace interposed between said last-named arm and-the adjacent edge of the window glass and fitting at one edge in the hook of the front member and bearing at its opposite edge against-the body portion and forwardlyi projecting arm of the rear member.

5. A store front construction, comprising a window casing, a window glass, and a window glass setting embodying a rear member secured to said casing, near one edge of the window glass, consisting. of a body portion, an arm projecting therefrom and engaging the inner face of saidglass and a second arm projecting forward from the body portion and substantially paralleling and spaced from theadjacent edge of the window glass, a front member secured to the casing and engaging the front face of the window glass, and provided with a hook open toward the forwardly-projecting arm of the rear member, an inclined brace interposed between said last-named arm and the adjacent edge of the window glass and fitting at one edge in the hook of the front member and bearing at its opposite edge against the body portion and forwardlyprojecting arm of the rear member, and means connecting the inclined brace and the arm of the rear member which engages the window glass.

6. A store front construction, comprising a window casing, a window glass, and a window glass setting. embodying a rear member secured to said casing near one edge of the window glass, consisting of a body portion, an arm projecting therefrom and engaging the inner face of said glass and a second arm projecting forward from the body-portion and substantially paralleling and spaced from the adjacent edge of the window glass. :1 front member secured to the casing and engaging the front face of the window glass and bearing against. the front edge of the said forwardly-pnojecting arm, an inclined brace between said front and rear members, and means for causing said brace to hold the front member pressed firmly against the glass.

7. A store front construction con'iprising a Window casing, a window glass setting embodying at rear member secured to said casing near one edge of the windowgiass, consisting of a body portion, an arm projecting therefrom and engaging the inner face of said glass and a second arm project" ing forward from the body portion and substantially paralleling and spaced from the adjacent edge of the window glass, and

tongues projecting forward from the body portion, a front member secured to the easin and engaging the front face of the window glass, an inclined brace between said front and rear members with one edge overlapped by said tongues, and means connectin; the brace and the rear member to cause the former to clamp the front member against the front face of the window glass. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

' ERRETT S. RHOADS. Titnesses G. Y; Tn'onrn, ALA. ODONNELL. 

